Christmas Carols

Christ Hospital Choir (Artist), Wardell (Artist), Allwood (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 15, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Carlton Classics
• ASIN: B000000TNO
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,454,066 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light

2. O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fidelis)

3. Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day, for chorus, Op. 75/2

4. Eastern Monarchs (Tres Magi de Gentibus), for chorus

5. Noël nouvelet, carol (French)

6. A Maiden Most Gentle

7. Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her (II), chorale prelude for organ, BWV 7

8. O come, O come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, emmanuel), carol

9. In the Bleak Midwinter

10. Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her (III), chorale prelude for organ, BWV

11. Of the Father's heart begotten (A Christmas Procession)

12. A Hymn to the Virgin, for double chorus

13. Nativity Carol

14. Chorale prelude for organ in A minor, BuxWV 217, "Puer Natus in Bethleh

15. God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English)

16. Chorale prelude for organ in G major, BuxWV 197, "In Dulci Jubilo"

17. O Little Town of Bethlehem, carol (arr. from English traditional, "Fore

18. Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French)

19. Once in Royal David's City

20. No Small Wonder

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Traditional carols satisfy year after year, September 22, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Christmas Carols - Weihnachtslieder - Chants De Noel - Choir of Westminster Abbey Preston (Audio CD)

This is the CD I listen to the most during the Christmas season. I like the clarity of the choir and the variety of carols. Some of them are straightforward renditions of carols with organ accompaniment. Others are choir only. Some were familiar to me and others were new to me when I bought the CD, but have become Christmas favorites. This is a good CD for those who are tired of the typical compendium of Christmas carols by listless artists. This one always has something new to offer at every listening.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best classical Christmas carol CD we've got, December 13, 1999

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Lee Thé (Palo Alto, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Christmas Carols - Weihnachtslieder - Chants De Noel - Choir of Westminster Abbey Preston (Audio CD)

We have dozens of classical carol CDs, from medieval to modern. This is our favorite. Great selection, great performances. Some, including Rocking, Salve Puerule, Alleluja! Freuet Euch, and Puer Natus, are poignant enough to make you weep. The modern selections--a new setting of Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day, for example--stay focused on Christmas spirit without falling into the wretched excesses choral music is prey to. And the standards, such as Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, are delivered with admirable directness and good taste. My wife & I love this album. If we could have just two, it would be this and Carols from the Old & New Worlds (Hillier, Theatre of Voices), which complements Simon Preston's efforts--both CDs possess both freshness and an admirable gravitas--not an easy combination to come by. Listen to the audio snippets on this Web site. If your heart and your ears work, they should convince you.

5.0 out of 5 stars Purchased solely for "Good King Wenceslas" and rewarded with "Alleluja! Freuet Euch, Ihr Christen alle Achtstimmige", January 22, 2011

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Mr. Tom "tombyzantium" (Jacksonville, FL USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Christmas Carols - Weihnachtslieder - Chants De Noel - Choir of Westminster Abbey Preston (Audio CD)

I purchased this CD solely to get a very clear and fine choral performance of "Good King Wenceslas" (Track 20). I was pleasantly surprised to find that this CD includes a "blockbuster" among its consistently fine (though artistically varied) performances. It is Track 11, Andreas Hammerschmidt's "Alleluja! Freuet Euch, Ihr Christen alle Achtstimmige," a motet from "Vierter Theil Musicalischer Andacten, 1646." I am sure that Herr Hammerschmidt would very much approve of this English choir's arrangement and delivery of his thunderously joyful "carol." Although not all of the selections on the CD appeal to me, those that do are magnificent. A keeper.